Culture ministry to unveil plays on war heroes Monday 

TEHRAN – The General Office for Dramatic Arts at the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance is scheduled to unveil a collection of plays on Iranian veterans martyred during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war on Monday.

Tehran Symphony Orchestra to observe Sacred Defense

TEHRAN – The Tehran Symphony Orchestra will observe the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war by performing a piece composed by Loris Tjeknavorian for the event that is called the Sacred Defense in Iran.

Liberation of Khorramshahr Theater Festival opens in Arvand Free Zone 

TEHRAN – The 22nd edition of the Liberation of Khorramshahr Theater Festival opened in the Arvand Free Zone in southwest Iran on Wednesday.

Leader says Sacred Defense must not be forgotten

TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said that the sacrifices made during the Sacred Defense against the invading army of Saddam Hussein in the 1980s must not be forgotten or denied.

Iran displays Bavar-373 missile system in military parade

TEHRAN – In a military parade in south of Tehran on Sunday, the Iranian military displayed the Bavar-373 air defense missile system.

War tourism to be expanded in Khorramshahr

TEHRAN – War tourism, a kind of recreational travel to active or former war zones for purposes of sightseeing or historical study, is intended to be expanded in the city of Khorramshahr, a symbol of resistance during the 1980–1988 war against Iraqi invaders.

Khorramshahr liberation is an example to follow: cleric

TEHRAN – An interim Tehran Friday preacher has said that the liberation of Khorramshahr in 1982 from Saddam Hussein forces is an example to follow.

Shamkhani: Khorramshahr legacy got us through 40 years of economic war

TEHRAN – “The legacy of the liberation of Khorramshahr helped us make victory out of 40 years of military combat, sanctions, terrorism, and economic war,” the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council wrote in a message on the anniversary of the liberation of Khorramshahr from Saddam Hussein’s invading army back in May 1982.

‘Neither U.S. nor its allies dare to launch war on Iran’

TEHRAN – A high-ranking Iranian military official has underlined Iran's high deterrence power, saying this has made the U.S. and its allies avoid a military conflict against the country.

Tehran foundation honors Sacred Defense artists

TEHRAN -- The Revayat Cultural Foundation has honored a number of artists of the Iran-Iraq 1980-1988 war, which is called “Sacred Defense” in Iran, in a ceremony held on Tuesday.

Leader’s demands on Sacred Defense published 

TEHRAN – A book containing the demands of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, which is known as the Sacred Defense in Iran, has recently been published.

Leader asks cultural organizations to increase productions on Sacred Defense

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has asked relevant organizations to initiate a massive increase in cultural productions on the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, which is called the “Sacred Defense” in Iran.

War books honored at Iran’s Sacred Defense Book of the Year awards

TEHRAN – Several publications were honored at the 17th edition of Iran’s annual Sacred Defense Book of the Year awards on Tuesday.

By Naghmeh Mizanian

‘Women’s role not lesser than men’s in Sacred Defense’

TEHRAN – Women’s role during the eight-year Sacred Defense, the resistance against Iraq’s invasion (1980-88), was surely not lesser, if not further, than men, Shahnaz Ashkian, a female war veteran, said, quoting Imam Khomeini the late founder of the Islamic Revolution as saying.

Eternal Frames Festival to put spotlight on photos of martyrs 

TEHRAN – A festival featuring photos of the martyrs of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, the war veterans and their families has been established under the title of “Eternal Frames”.

By Yuram Abdullah Weiler

The Sacred Defense: 8 years of U.S.-backed war on Iran

“For many Iranians, these events reminded them how defenseless they were against foreign aggression, a position that forced Iran to build up a powerful military and defense system.”